Prime Time turns 50 tonight – and we will have Dean Parsons of Epic Cigars making his Prime Time debut on this episode. We will learn about the story behind Epic Cigars as well as look at some of the cigars Dean is producing. With Prime Time one year old and turning 50, we will […]
On Special Edition #28, we look at cigar industry faux pas – those miscalculated moves that seem to be repeated by the cigar industry over and over again. Bear and I will give our selections and discuss the impacts their moves have had. Plus, we have another Aging Experiment project – where we smoke […]
Tonight we celebrate the one-year anniversary show of the Prime Time Show. This show will be broadcast live from Davidoff of Geneva since 1911 Tampa and we will welcome Scott Kolesaire of AVO Cigars as our special guest! While we will celebrate our anniversary, we will also highlight 30 Years of AVO! The Cigar Coop […]
On Special Edition #27, we return to some hard-core industry talk as we welcome Todd Naifeh of ZT Cigars as our special guest. We will learn about Todd’s retail operation out of Oklahoma City, but we will also get some insights into his role on the current IPCPR board of directors. The U.S. Food and Drug […]
Tonight on Episode 48 of the Prime Time Show, we welcome Tony Bellatto He is the man behind La Barba Cigars and one of the principals involved with the Lost & Found project. Tony’s also a wine sommelier, and we will be covering wine in both our Debonaire Ideal and Deliberation segments. All of this […]
Tonight on Episode 47 of the Prime Time Show, we welcome Master Sensei aka Eric Guttormson of Cigar Dojo. Master Sensei has created a powerful media medium and community for cigar enthusiasts, and tonight we will learn a little more how that all came to be. In our Debonaire Ideal segment, we will talk some […]
While we talk plenty about cigars on Prime Time Special Edition, we’ve also been known to talk baseball from time to time. Tonight on Special Edition #26, we put baseball on the center stage as we present our Major League Baseball preview show. We will have the whole Prime Time team in the dugout, plus […]
Tonight on Episode 46 of the Prime Time Show, we welcome Steven Bailey, owner of Cornelius & Anthony Cigars. While Cornelius & Anthony is a newer brand from a premium cigar standpoint, Steven’s family has a long history in the tobacco business – and we will get some insights on that tonight. In our Debonaire […]
It’s Special Edition #25, the Silver Edition of Special Edition. For this milestone show, we welcome Luis Cuevas, owner of Casa Cuevas Cigars. We will learn about Luis’ family’s rich history in the cigar business and discuss the Casa Cuevas brand – the brand he has brought to market. We will also discuss the recent […]
Tonight on Episode 45 of the Prime Time Show, we welcome Mo Maali. Maali wears two hats, as he not only is the owner of the Patina Cigars brand, but also the National Sales Manager of Mombacho Cigars. In our Debonaire Ideal segment, we will talk about the city of Chicago. And in our Deliberation […]
